Puketāpapa Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Puketāpapa Local Board held on Thursday, 20 August 2020 at 10:00am.

This meeting will proceed via SKYPE for Business.

Either a recording or written summary will be uploaded on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

present

 

Chairperson

Julie Fairey

 

Deputy Chairperson

Harry Doig

 

Members

Ella Kumar, JP

 

 

Fiona Lai

 

 

Bobby Shen

 

 

Jon Turner

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Deputy Chair, Albert Eden Local Board

Lee Corrick

 

 

 

 

 


 

1          Welcome

            Chair Julie Fairey delivered the welcome message.

 

2          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/103

MOVED by Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Member F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 23 July 2020 as true and correct.

CARRIED

 

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

8.1

Deputations - YMCA Auckland - Sharing the plan from Raise Up the YMCA Youth Development Programme running at Lynfield Youth and Leisure Centre

 

Chesley Harnell, Youth Empowerment Supervisor, YMCA addressed the board to speak to her presentation.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/104

MOVED by Member J Turner, seconded by Member F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      thank Chelsey Harnell (YMCA) for her presentation

 

CARRIED

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11

Auckland Transport August 2020 Report

 

Bruce Thomas, Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport was in attendance to speak to the report.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/105

MOVED by Member J Turner, seconded by Member E Kumar:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         receive the Auckland Transport August 2020 update report.

b)        request an update from Auckland Transport about plans to increase public uptake of HOP cards.

c)         note that all public transport during Alert Level 1-4 has cashless transactions, and HOP cards are used.

d)        thank Auckland Transport for the provision of its useful spreadsheet entitled “Weekly Planned Roadworks Summary” and note that it would be considerably improved if it identified the relevant local board.

e)         note that this report acknowledges the high public interest in the proposed bus layovers on The Avenue and Hillsborough Road.

f)          note that the board failed to receive the consultation information on The Avenue project and the Commodore/Hillsborough road intersection in a timely fashion

g)        request that the board be consulted on projects prior to public consultation, noting that the CCO Governance manual requires CCO’s “to maintain a ‘no surprises’ approach with all local boards at all times”.

h)        request that the revised drawings for the 386 Hillsborough Road bus layover project be presented to the board prior to public consultation

i)          thank Bruce Thomas for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Disposal recommendations report - 119A May Road, Mt Roskill

 

Anthony Lewis,  Senior Advisor Portfolio Review, Portfolio Management, Panuku Development Auckland was in attendance to speak to the report.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/106

MOVED by Member B Shen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson H Doig:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         endorse the proposed reserve revocation and disposal of 119A May Road, Mt Roskill as part of the Emergency Budget asset recycling programme noting the continuation of the existing easement.

b)              note that the site has a mixture of unprotected mature native and exotic trees and once disposed of, these trees will no longer be public property and will be at the owner’s discretion to retain or remove.

c)         note the Auckland Council’s Urban Ngahere Strategy’s Outcome 5.3 “No net loss of canopy cover at the scale of local board areas" and 4.4 Principle 7 “Manage urban forest on public and private land”.

d)         note the board’s commitment to the Urban Ngahere Strategy and seek that for any loss of public trees including through the sale of public land there is a plan made in agreement with the Local Board to plant native trees on public land to an equivalent or greater value.

e)         request that part of the land disposal proceeds go toward mitigating the loss of public trees in Puketāpapa by replanting native trees on public land.

f)          thank Anthony Lewis for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Approval of the Puketāpapa Local Board Local Economic Development (ATEED) Work Programme 2020/2021

 

Luo Lei - Local Economic Development Advisor,  Local Economic Development, Strategic Planning LED, Economic Development, ATEED was in attendance to speak to the report.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/107

MOVED by Member E Kumar, seconded by Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         approve the local economic development work programme 2020/2021 (Attachment A to the agenda report).

b)        note that work programme variations may be required as a result of further changes to COVID-19 Alert Levels.

c)         note that where variations are required, staff will bring advice to the board for consideration and approval if necessary.

d)        thank Luo Lei for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Approval of the Puketāpapa Local Board’s Infrastructure and Environmental Services Work Programme 2020/2021

 

Nick FitzHerbert - Relationship Advisor, Relationship Management Unit, Relationship Advisory I&ES was in attendance to speak to the report.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/108

MOVED by Member J Turner, seconded by Member B Shen:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         approve its environment work programme 2020/2021 (Attachment A to the agenda report) including associated budget as summarised in the table below:

Activity name

2020/2021

Bremner Avenue Te Auaunga restoration project

$6,500

EcoNeighbourhoods

$30,000

Home Energy Advice

$50,000

Keith Hay Park plant maintenance

$2,000

Low carbon activator

$40,000

Low carbon network

$11,000

Manukau Harbour Forum

$1,750

Waikōwhai community pest plant control buffer

$15,000

Total

$156,250

 

b)        note that the Manukau Harbour Forum was not completed in 2019/2020 and $4,730 of locally driven initiatives has been carried forward into the 2020/2021 financial year.

c)              note that work programme variations may be required as a result of further changes to COVID-19 Alert Levels.

d)        note that where variations are required, staff will bring advice to the board for consideration and approval if necessary.

e)         thank Nick FitzHerbert for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Approval of the Puketāpapa Local Board Community Facilities Work Programme 2020 - 2023

 

Jody Morley - Manager Area Operations, Community Facilities Area Operations (1), Rodney Klaassen - Work Programme Lead, Community Facilities, Area Operations (1), Michelle Knudsen - Community Lease Specialist, Community Facilities, Property & Commercial were in attendance to speak to the report.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/109

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson H Doig, seconded by Member F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      note that Community Facilities tabled an updated work programme and this replaces (Attachment B – Build, Maintain, Renew of the agenda report).  The amendment only relates to line item 35 Waikowhai Coast- remove pine trees.  The change reduces the budget by $6,000 and relates to budgets carried forward from previous

b)      approve the Community Facilities Work Programme 2021/2022 and associated budget.  (Attachment A – Community Leases and the tabled Attachment B – Build, Maintain, Renew).

c)      approve in principle the Community Facilities Work Programme 2020/2022 and 2022/2023 (Attachment 1 -Community Leases and the tabled Attachment B – Build Maintain, Renew).

d)      approve the Risk Adjusted Programme (RAP) projects identified in the Build, Maintain, Renew work programme (Attachment B) as projects that will commence and may be delivered in advance of the expected delivery year, if required to meet expected financial expenditure for the 2020/2021 financial year.

e)      note that approval of budget allocation in the 2020/2021 year for multi-year projects implies the local board’s support for the projects in their entirety.

f)          request that Community Facilities officers, when working on local assets, consider the board’s principles for accessible design and its Activating Parks for Diverse Cultural Communities in the Puketāpapa Local Board study, which identify the specific needs of its diverse communities.

g)      note that the inclusion in the work programme of projects that are funded from the Coastal Renewals, Slips Prevention, Local Parks and Sports Field Development and Natural Environment Targeted Rate budgets are subject to approval of the identified budget allocation by the relevant Governing Body committees.

h)      provide the following feedback for consideration by the relevant Governing Body committees in relation to the projects funded from the Coastal Renewals, Slips Prevention and Local Parks and Sports Field Development budgets

i)       note that the Keith Hay Park changing rooms and toilets is currently under construction, and community-led, and it would be counter productive to withdraw financial support at this time

ii)      strongly supports the delivery of stage 2 of the Waikowhai Coastal Boardwalk as soon as possible, as this completes a valued off road route between Taumanu Reserve and Taylors Bay and has already been delayed several times since funding was secured, due to contractor issues beyond the local board’s control.

iii)     strongly supports the completion of the Waikowhai Park land fill remediation due to ongoing impact on the coastal environment noting that this is the top priority land fill remediation project in the region.

iv)     note that the board is working collaboratively with the Albert Eden Local Board on an Area Plan for Mt Roskill and Neighbouring Suburbs, which is a 30 year vision for Mt Roskill, Ōwairaka, Sandringham, Wesley, Waikōwhai and Three Kings. This aims to respond to the public infrastructure needs generated by the housing intensification planned by Kāinga Ora and will like require funding in future years

i)          note that budget allocations for all projects in the Community Facilities Work Programme are best current estimates, and amendments may be required to the work programme to accommodate final costs as the year progresses.

j)               note that work programme variations may be required as a result of further changes to COVID-19 Alert Levels.

k)         note that where variations are required, staff will bring advice to the board for consideration and approval if necessary.

l)          thank Jody Morley, Rodney Klaassen and Michelle Knudsen for their attendance

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20200820 Puketāpapa Local Board, Item 15 Approval of the Puketāpapa  Local Board Community Facilities Work Programme 2020-2023, Build, Maintain Review - Attachment B TABLED

 


 

 

16

Approval of the Puketāpapa Local Board Community Services Work Programme 2020/2021

 

Juanita de Senna – Strategic Broker, Arts Community and Events, Community Empowerment, Ronelle Baker - Practice Manager – Operations, Arts Community and Events, Community Empowerment, Debbie Ashton - Libraries Lead & Coach, Libraries and Information Community Libraries (Central/North/West) and Pippa Somerville - Principal Parks Advisor Park Sports and Recreation, Park Services were in attendance to speak to the report.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/110

MOVED by Member F Lai, seconded by Member B Shen:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         note Community Services tabled an updated work programme and this replaces the one attached to this agenda.  (Attachment A to the agenda report).  The amendment only relates to the Park, Sport and Recreation part of the programme and includes an additional carried forward for the Te Kete Rukuruku programme.

b)        approve the tabled Community Services Work Programme 2020/2021 and associated budget.

c)      note that activities with locally driven initiatives (LDI) operational budget carried forward from 2019/2020 are included in the work programme (tabled Attachment A).

d)      note an interim payment was made under delegation decision PKTPP/2020/111 to enable the continued operation of the Pah Homestead prior to the delayed adoption of the community services work programme line ID980 Operational Grant for Pah Homestead (Wallace Arts Centre) 2020/202, due to the Emergency Budget process. 

e)         note that work programme variations may be required as a result of further changes to COVID-19 Alert Levels.

f)          note that where variations are required, staff will bring advice to the board for consideration and approval if necessary.

g)        thank Juanita de Senna, Ronelle Baker, Debbie Ashton and Pippa Sommerville for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20200820 Puketāpapa Local Board, Item 16 Community Services Work Programme 2020/2021 - Attachment A TABLED

 

 

17

Albert Eden – Puketāpapa Ward

 

Note Councillor’s C Casey and C Fletcher were unable to attend due to prior commitments.

 


 

 

18

Chairperson's Report

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/112

MOVED by Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Deputy Chairperson H Doig:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      receive Chair, Julie Fairey’s report for July 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Board Member Reports

 

19.1

Harry Doig's Report

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/113

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson H Doig, seconded by Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      receive member H Doig’s report for July 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

 

19.2

Ella Kumar's report

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/114

MOVED by Member E Kumar, seconded by Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      receive member E Kumar’s report for July 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

19.3

Bobby Shen's report

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/115

MOVED by Member B Shen, seconded by Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      receive member B Shen’s report for July 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

19.4

Jonathan Turner's report

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/116

MOVED by Member J Turner, seconded by Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         receive member Jonathan Turner’s report for June-July 2020.

 

CARRIED

 

 

20

Governance Forward Work Programme Calendar

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/117

MOVED by Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Member E Kumar:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      receive the governance forward work programme calendar for August 2020.  Noting the changes in this calendar as a result of the COVID crisis in Auckland and that future changes may also eventuate.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Record of Puketāpapa Local Board Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2020/118

MOVED by Member B Shen, seconded by Member F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      receive the Puketāpapa Local Board workshop notes for: 16 July 2020, 20 July, 23 July 2020, and 06 August 2020.

 

CARRIED

 

Note:   Correction to Workshop Records: 20 July, 23 July and 06 August Member F Lai’s name spelt incorrectly correct spelling is F Lai not F Lia.

 

22        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

12.02 pm                                            The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Puketāpapa Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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